diff --git a/utils/coreutils/Makefile b/utils/coreutils/Makefile
index 59b779e28..f311093b1 100644
--- a/utils/coreutils/Makefile
+++ b/utils/coreutils/Makefile
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@ define Build/Compile
 		all install install-root
 endef
 
+define Package/coreutils/install
+	true
+endef
+
 define BuildPlugin
   define Package/$(1)/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $$(1)/usr/bin